Envelop.



Nu'. 650,75 Paitd May 29, i900 ,(2. A. GRUENHGEN.

ENVELUP.

(Application Bled Mar. 1, 1899.)

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ENvELoP.-

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 650,754, dated Mayl 29, 1900. Awnmnm, im Maat i, 1899. stan No. 707,384. (No mmm.)

.To (LIZ wil/ont [lr muy conce/w:

lie it known that I, Cuantas Alons'l (lnlinnnaenx, a citizen of the United States, residing at Creston, in the county of San Luis Obispo and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Iml'n'ovements in Envelops; and l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ol' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it apporti-ilus to make and use the same.

The invention has relation to envelops, and more p.'irtienlarly te that. dass in which a string is coulined within the end of the envelop by means of whielrthe envelop maybe nnsealed or opened by drawing outward upon one end of the string.

",lhe object of the invention is to provide simpleandinexpensivelneans for temporarily holdinla,r the free end of the string, thereby preventing the envelop being.; accidentally unsealed by the string.: becoming caught or tangled with other parcels or packages of mail.

`Vith this object in view the invention consists in certain features of construction and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully set forth. v

In the accompanying,r d rawings, Figure l is aside elevation of the reverse side ol.' an envelop, showing the end of the string secured by the fastener. Fig. L is a sectional view vthrough the envelop on the lineI of thefastener. A

In the drawings, l denotes an envelop, which may be of any desired shape and construction.

L denotes a string located in one end ol' the envelop and having one ofA its ends permanently secured in th'e lower corner of the envelop and its other end of sullieient length to project out of the envelop. V

3 denotes-a fastener which f fonsists oi' an eyelet fl and outer and inner disks and (i,

respectively, which are held in the upsetting of the eyelet.

After the envelop has been sealed the free position by end of the cord or thread is adapted to be" the construction, operation, and advantages of an envelop of this character willbe readily appreciated without requiring an ext-ended explanation.

, llaving thusdescribed my invention, what I ela-im, and dcsire'to secure by Letter Pat ent of the United States, is-

An envelop of rectangular form provided witht-heusualscalingdlaynand z'ingz'tstring located in one end of said envelop, ene end of said string bein;l permanently secured in the lower corner ol' the envelop; in combination with a fastener consisting of an eyelet t and inner and outer disks t3 and 5 respectively held in position by said eyelet, and a sealingwafer covering-the inner disk U to prevent tampering with and inspection of the een tents of the envelop through the eyelet, substantially as speeilied.

ln testimony whereof l have hereunto lset myhand in presence of two subscribin,r wit nesses.

tllllillllb Al'lllfS'i llliliilh'lllltilill, Witnesses z` 

